Disclaimer: I don't own Super Smash Bros, or Nintendo, or any other characters represented in this story. I did make up some of the names involved though.

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Chapter 1: Catastrophe at Dawn

Willard Street.Horns honked and tempers flared. People going to work or school overran the busy street. The street ran east and west, with a subway tunnel underneath heading northeast. This particular section of the street was always very busy. It was between two major intersections. At the eastern intersection was a small diner, Kirby's, the foundation of which was situated beside the subway tunnel. Beside the diner was a schoolyard. A playground and elementary school were close to the diner, while a high school was next to it. Students were arriving on the schoolyard, as it was half past eight.

The subway was fairly empty. The back cars were vacant, and the front two were filled with people. The Pilucci brothers sat on a seat with a box of tools on their laps. They had gotten a call about some leaky sink across the city. Mario, the older one, had a bushy mustache. He was short and not on the trim side. He was in his early thirties. His brother, Luigi, was in his late twenties. He too had a bushy mustache and was quite a bit taller than Mario. Across the car from them were two women. One a young college student, May Poller, sat quietly. She had recently lost a friend in a severe car accident, were all victims were reported dead. A respected doctor and his two adopted children had been hit by a garbage truck. The other woman was known as Peach. She was an exotic dancer. She had recently gotten of work and was heading home for the day.

A Japanese man in army fatigues and a woman in a flowery dress occupied another seat. His name was Omaru Katsu, he was on his way for some military ceremony. Her name was Kara Thompson. She was a songwriter and musician. Next seat over was Martin Thatcher, a young stockbroker. Beside him sat a Hispanic man. His name was Devon Cortez, a martial arts sensei. Two teenagers behind them were chatting noisily. Matthew Neville and Zeke Henderson were best friends, always following some sci-fi show or the other.

Zelda Ewashko, a shy librarian, was trying to hide in her seat. A news reporter, Abigail Watts, sitting beside her, was in a heated debate with a tall egyptian-looking man. He had mentioned his name was Akim and he was a lawyer. It was a bit of a commotion. Four teenagers stood in a group behind them. Simon Redville, wearing jeans and a baseball cap, laughed out loud at the joke his friend made. Stuart Telmer, the joke-teller, received a pat on the back from Chad Zeller, who was a bit of a braggart. The fourth teenager was a girl, Ivy Souris. They were all on their way to the high school. There was a subway station across the street from the dual schoolyard.

A small teenage boy sat by them. He was very reserved and didn't care to join in the joke with his four friends. He was Chester Pines. He shared a seat with Kayla Bird, an aspiring artist. She was nibbling away on a chocolate egg candy. A red-haired man took an entire seat to himself. He had with him a large case that held a ventriloquist dummy. He himself was a puppeteer, performing at various schools. He was headed for the elementary school.

Two college students sat together. Cyrus Lydell and Tabitha Kekal were a young married couple, and lived with Cyrus's parents. A teenage girl with dyed blue hair was sitting by herself, staring vacantly into space. She was Aurora Willis, a bit of a loner. Another young man stood in the middle of all these people. He had spiky golden hair and his name was Isaac Campbell. He was on his way to a greenhouse where he worked. He hummed softly to himself has a subway train rumbled along the tracks. It was now directly under Willard street, almost at the diner. Isaac caught glimpse of a bright flash and heard a loud bang. The subway car went quiet as the train crashed into the wall and they were pitched into darkness.

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In Kirby's Diner, six people were starting their day. Captain Douglas Falcon, a police officer, was sipping coffee from a mug. He liked the quiet nature of the small diner. A smiling man ran out of the kitchen. He was Kirby Jameson, the owner and cook. He exchanged a quick word the waitress, Lyn Shiells. She ran over to the young man working the cashier till. He was Jonas Arnason, a close friend of Kirby. Most people called him "Joe". Another regular was sitting at the counter, munching on a sprinkled donut. His name was Derrick Mason. He worked at the car garage just down the road. The sixth individual was a dirty middle-aged man. He had just walked in the door. His name was Amos Finch. He was homeless, but he tried hard to do good deeds in spite of his financial situation. He had often come to the diner to chat with Kirby. Kirby would often buy him a bowl of soup or a sandwich when he came in. Amos walked across the checkered diner floor. He paused. A rumbling below is feet grew in intensity as the floor tiling cracked. The floor caved in dragging the long counter with it. Kirby went off-balance as he started to fall. He could see a wrecked window of the subway train. Fires burnt here and there in the tunnel, and smoke rose out of the hole. Kirby fell forward into the disaster area and met pain.

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The road was still bustling with activity. Nathan Smith and his son, Charlie, were on the way to the doctor's office. Charlie had fallen sick and he rested in the back seat. Nathan was a zoologist and has taken the day of to see to his son's mysterious illness. Ahead of their car was a convertible with the top down. Johnny Bowser Yates, a young actor, sang along with the radio. It was terrible to listen to. He thought himself very good looking, and that was a partial reason for him getting parts in shows. There were many good actors, but nice faces were often preferred in television. Ike Kalrich ran a hardware store beside the diner. He was outside setting up a cardboard display. A middle-aged man named Peter O'Donnel paced along the sidewalk. He was a professional bounty hunter, waiting for a client to meet him.

An alleyway nearby was also a hub of activity. Large man named Wario stood with some other shady characters. He was a biker, and his beat up bike was leaning against a brick wall. Daniel Parker, a burglar, sat atop a dumpster. He was discussing cops with Wario and Lionel Benson. Benson was once a boxer. Now he stuck with street fighting. They called him "Knuckles" for a reason.

A young man in shorts and a t-shirt was jogging down the street. His name was Ty Kastor. He was a professional athlete. Jogging was part of his daily routine. A man on a scooter drove past. He was Felix Adair, a physicist. His colleague and friend, Dr. Kehler, was riding behind him. They were on their way to a research project. In a car behind them sat Donald D. Dulren, a middle-aged car salesman. He was a chubby man wearing a fancy suit. Donald was waiting in the traffic when he heard a loud crack. A rumble echoed underneath him in the subway tunnel. Then he saw the diner on the corner fill up with dust. The cracking sound continued. Donald could see the roadway around him crumbling and rupturing. The road shattered and the cars collapsed into the tunnel. People by the road ran to the sidewalk, which started heaving and collapsed after the road. Dust and smoke rose into the air as bystanders looked on in silent shock.

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A teacher at the school, Jonathon Link, heard the crack and sprang into action. He was outside the high school doors and he took off running towards Willard Street. Lando Walker and Alexos Icarus took off after him. They were two of his students and ran after to help him. Four elementary kids were at the playground and heard the cracking ij the diner. Joseph Nestor, Benjamin and Kelsey Gayle, and Lucas Caider jumped the schoolyard fence and looked in the diner. It was dusty inside, they couldn't see much. Joseph stretched a hand for the door. He opened it and smoke and dust poured out. The children became confused and disoriented. They ran straight into the diner and fell into the hole. Jonathon Link and his two students ran after the kids. Lando was fast and made it into the door just behind the children. He yelped as his feet met thin air and he plummeted downward. Mr. Link and Alexos came a few seconds after. Mr. Link stopped, but Alexos, in his excitement, bumped himself and Mr. Link into the smoke and down the hole.

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May Poller, opened her eyes. Flickering flames and the smell of smoke played with her senses. She could dimly make out other bodies around her. She couldn't move; her legs were crushed beneath a chunk of concrete. May couldn't feel her legs either. In the darkness she could make out blurry shapes. They were placing bodies onto the stretchers and bearing them away down the tunnel, away from the wreckage. She wanted to scream, but a black-robed figure stepped over her and pushed the concrete chunk off. Two others loaded her onto a stretcher. Flashlight beams guided them as she was rushed off into the shadows of the tunnel.

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The dust cleared an hour later. Emergency services had waited for the smoke to clear for visibility and safety reasons. They searched the train wreck and the giant gaping hole in the pavement. The diner was also searched. There were only dead bodies. Days later, a news report stated that there were only casualties. However, 50 people were also reported missing later that day. They were not among the bodies. Surprisingly, no dead bodies were found below the diner, the subway was devoid of bodies except the dead driver. All other bodies were inside smashed cars and a few were scattered about. It was definitely a catastrophe. The news also did an update on the recent car accident. Dr. Mario Talbot and his son Ian, and his adopted daughter, Samus Aran, had been in a small car. They were killed. Ridley Orson, a sanitation worker, was also reported dead when his garbage truck rolled after hitting the car. In other news, circus performers Spencer Foster and Louis Strader were also reported missing on the same date of the car crash. Ulysses Worthington, a reporter, disappeared while visiting his grandfather, Arvis Jenson, who also strangely disappeared. Morgan Helman, Roy Ellice, Wallace Mender, and esteemed technology genius, Prof. Ivan Robotnik, were also declared missing on the same day of the car accident. All this happened on Willard Street.

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Nobody, save the country's leader, knew of an underground facility below the city. It was a top-secret scientific and medical research center. A large room housed 50 jar-like containers. Each one held a person, who had been announced missing, suspended in a fluid. They were the survivors. The serious incident had severely incapacitated them. Each person was linked to an oxygen tube and a nutrient tube. In each container was a robotic arm bearing a needle. The needles were connected to a blue drug, Beta. It was a drug that was supposedly able to cure any affliction. A click echoed throughout the room. All the needles were simultaneously injected into each individual. Then the lights flicked off.

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Don't worry, this is Super Smash related. Connections will be made clear in the next chapter. And ya there is a lot of characters. Each one is a SSBB character or Melee character. Some are from other games as well. If you want you can guess who each character represents. Just add that into your reviews. Thanks for reading! :)